CN213460311U

CN213460311U - Floating connector

Info

Publication number: CN213460311U
Application number: CN202022131333.1U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 魏玉林; 毛珑樽; 李俊杰; 张旭; 周瑜; 刘伟
Original assignee: Ziyang CRRC Electric Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Ziyang CRRC Electric Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-09-25
Filing date: 2020-09-25
Publication date: 2021-06-15
Anticipated expiration: 2030-09-25

Abstract

The utility model discloses a floating connector, which relates to the technical field of rail vehicle connection, the utility model mainly adopts a pressure spring as a connection mounting seat and a floating head, and realizes the component of the floating function, and utilizes the axial compressibility of the pressure spring to realize the function of the floating head floating in the axial direction relative to the mounting seat, and simultaneously utilizes the certain lateral bending elastic deformation capability brought by the self structure of the spring to realize the function of the floating head floating in the radial direction relative to the mounting seat; compared with the traditional mode, the utility model provides a floating connector has simple structure, simple to operate's advantage.

Description

Floating connector

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a rail vehicle connects technical field, particularly, relates to connector floats.

Background

In a railway vehicle, a floating connector is often arranged between two vehicles for floating connection; with the development of technology, the floating connectors used at present are gradually unable to adapt to the use requirements of the rail vehicles. Specifically, the floating connector is generally composed of two correspondingly adapted floating connectors, and the floating function of the floating connector is relatively complicated to implement and the implementation cost is relatively high. Therefore, it is an urgent technical problem to provide a novel floating connector with a simple structure.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims at providing a simple structure's novel connector that floats.

The embodiment of the utility model is realized like this:

the floating connector comprises two floating connecting pieces;

the floating connecting piece comprises a mounting seat and a floating head;

the mounting seat is provided with a floating hole in a step hole shape, and an end cover is arranged at the larger hole port of the floating hole; the floating head is coaxially accommodated in the floating hole and partially extends out of the smaller end of the floating hole; a radial gap is reserved between the floating head and the floating hole, the floating head is also provided with a main body part extending to the larger hole of the floating hole, and the diameter of the main body part is larger than that of the smaller hole of the floating hole; a plurality of pressure springs which are uniformly arranged around the axis of the floating hole at intervals are arranged between the main body part and the end cover, spring seats corresponding to the pressure springs are fixedly arranged on the main body part, two ends of each pressure spring are respectively abutted against the spring seats and the end cover, and the main body part is abutted against a step surface of the floating hole under the action of elastic force of the pressure springs in a normal state;

the floating heads of the two floating connecting pieces are respectively provided with a contact pin and a jack which can be matched in an inserting way, and the inserting direction of the contact pin and the jack is arranged along the axial direction of the floating head; when the floating connector is plugged, the part of the floating head of one floating connector, which extends out of the floating hole, is used for contacting with the part of the floating head of the other floating connector, which extends out of the floating hole, so that the main body parts of the two floating heads are separated from the step surface.

The above-mentioned normal state refers to a natural state in which the two floating connectors are not connected, and is different from the plugging state.

Preferably, the floating heads of the two floating connecting pieces are respectively provided with a guide pin and a guide hole which are matched with each other.

Preferably, the spring seat is formed with a hemispherical body having a spherical surface for abutting against an end of the pressure spring.

Preferably, a first limit bolt which extends from the hemisphere and penetrates into the pressure spring is formed on the spring seat, and a gap is reserved between the outer edge of the first limit bolt and the inner edge of the pressure spring.

Preferably, the main body part is provided with a plurality of assembly holes corresponding to the spring seats, the spring seats are provided with assembly shafts which are assembled in the corresponding assembly holes in an interference manner, and the hemispheroids, the assembly shafts and the first limit bolts are fixedly connected or integrally formed.

Preferably, the end cover is fixedly provided with a plurality of second limit bolts corresponding to the compression springs and penetrating into the corresponding compression springs.

Preferably, the outer edge of the second limit bolt is in fit contact with the inner edge of the pressure spring.

Preferably, the inner wall of the floating hole is provided with a resetting conical surface which is formed in a larger hole of the floating hole, the smaller end of the resetting conical surface is coaxially connected with the step surface, and the width dimension of the projection of the resetting conical surface on the cross section perpendicular to the axial direction of the floating hole is larger than the width dimension of the radial gap.

Preferably, the floating connecting piece also comprises an elastic sleeve which is arranged outside the smaller end of the floating hole and is communicated with the smaller end of the floating hole, and the elastic sleeve is sleeved on the part of the floating head extending out of the smaller end of the floating hole; the elastic sleeve extends out of the floating head, so that when the jacks in the floating heads of the two floating connecting pieces are matched and plugged with the contact pins, one ends of the elastic sleeves in the two floating connecting pieces, which are deviated from the floating holes, can be mutually extruded and elastically deformed.

Preferably, the floating head is made of an insulating material.

The utility model discloses owing to adopted above-mentioned technical scheme, its beneficial effect is:

the utility model mainly adopts the pressure spring as a component for realizing the connection between the mounting seat and the floating head and realizing the floating function, and utilizes the axial compressibility of the pressure spring to realize the floating function of the floating head relative to the mounting seat in the axial direction; compared with the traditional mode, the utility model provides a floating connector has simple structure, simple to operate's advantage.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings in the embodiments will be briefly described below, it should be understood that the following drawings only illustrate some embodiments of the present invention, and therefore should not be considered as limiting the scope, and for those skilled in the art, other related drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without inventive efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a floating connector according to embodiment 1 of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the butt joint of two floating connectors according to embodiment 1 of the present invention.

[ description of specific symbols ]:

100-a floating connecting piece, 110-a mounting seat, 111-a floating hole, 112-a step surface, 113-an end cover, 114-a second limit bolt, 115-a reset conical surface, 120-a floating head, 121-a main body part, 122-a hemispheroid, 123-a first limit bolt, 130-a pressure spring, 140-a guide pin and 150-an elastic sleeve.

Detailed Description

To make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention are combined to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. The components of embodiments of the present invention, as generally described and illustrated in the figures herein, may be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations.

Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention, presented in the accompanying drawings, is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, as claimed, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the invention. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, it need not be further defined and explained in subsequent figures.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, if the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer" and the like indicate the position or positional relationship based on the position or positional relationship shown in the drawings, or the position or positional relationship which is usually placed when the product of the present invention is used, the description is only for convenience of description of the present invention and simplification, but the indication or suggestion that the device or element to be referred must have a specific position, be constructed and operated in a specific position, and thus, cannot be understood as a limitation of the present invention. Furthermore, the appearances of the terms "first," "second," and the like in the description of the present invention are only used for distinguishing between descriptions and are not intended to indicate or imply relative importance.

Furthermore, the terms "horizontal", "vertical" and the like when used in the description of the present invention do not require that the components be absolutely horizontal or hanging, but may be slightly inclined. For example, "horizontal" merely means that the direction is more horizontal than "vertical" and does not mean that the structure must be perfectly horizontal, but may be slightly inclined.

In the description of the present invention, it should be further noted that unless otherwise explicitly stated or limited, the terms "disposed," "mounted," "connected," and "connected" should be interpreted broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

Example 1

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the main body of the present embodiment is a floating connector, which is disposed on a rail vehicle and includes a receptacle floating connector and a pin floating connector, each of which is provided with a receptacle (not shown) and a pin (not shown);

each floating connector 100 includes a mounting base 110 and a floating head 120;

the mounting seat 110 is provided with a floating hole 111 in a step hole shape, and an end cover 113 is arranged at the larger hole port of the floating hole 111; the floating head 120 is coaxially accommodated in the floating hole 111 and partially extends out of the smaller end of the floating hole 111; a radial gap is reserved between the floating head 120 and the floating hole 111, the floating head 120 is also provided with a main body part 121 extending to the larger hole of the floating hole 111, and the diameter of the main body part 121 is larger than that of the smaller hole of the floating hole 111; a plurality of pressure springs 130 are arranged between the main body part 121 and the end cover 113 at intervals around the axis of the floating hole 111, a spring seat corresponding to the pressure spring 130 is fixedly installed on the main body part 121, two ends of the pressure spring 130 are respectively abutted against the spring seat and the end cover 113, and in a normal state, the main body part 121 is abutted against the step surface 112 of the floating hole 111 under the elastic force of the pressure spring 130;

the floating heads 120 of the two floating connectors 100 are respectively provided with a pin and a jack which can be matched in an inserting manner, and the inserting direction of the pin and the jack is arranged along the axial direction of the floating head 120; when the connector is plugged, the part of the floating head 120 of one floating connector 100 extending out of the floating hole 111 is used for contacting the part of the floating head 120 of the other floating connector 100 extending out of the floating hole 111, so that the main body part 121 of the two floating heads 120 is separated from the step surface 112.

The above description is mainly of the state of the floating connector 100 in a normal state. When in butt joint, the two floating connectors 100 are inserted with the smaller ends of the floating holes 111 facing each other, and because the two mounting seats 110 are generally mounted on two vehicle bodies with relative motion, the axes of the two floating connectors are perfectly coincident and collinear only under ideal conditions. Under normal conditions, there is some axial displacement of the two mounts 110, and there is some radial clearance, or included angle, or both, between the axes.

In the embodiment, the pin floating connector is used as an active component, and the jack floating connector is regarded as a static state. As the floating head 120 of the pin floating connector continuously faces the floating head 120 of the jack floating connector, the parts of the floating heads 120 extending out of the smaller ends of the corresponding floating holes 111 contact and abut against each other first, and the jacks and the pins are butted with each other. Since the two floating heads 120 extend out of the smaller end of the floating hole 111, the mutual abutting action of the two floating heads will drive the main body 121 to separate from the step surface 112, and move in the axial direction in the direction away from the other floating head 120.

At this time, the body portion 121 and the mount 110 are connected to the mount 110 only by the compression spring 130. The axial compressibility of the compression spring 130 and a certain lateral bending elastic deformation driven by the structure thereof cooperate with the radial clearance between the floating hole 111 and the floating head 120, so that the floating heads 120 on both sides can float and move relative to the mounting seat 110.

The floating heads 120 are able to accommodate the axial displacement that occurs between the side mounts 110, as well as the radial clearance, or the included angle, or a combination of both, between the side mounts 110. I.e. the entire floating connector can be adapted to the operating conditions of the rail vehicle.

Here, it can be understood that: since the pins and sockets can be regarded as a set of guide pins 140 and guide holes to some extent, the floating heads 120 of the two floating connectors 100 can be automatically adjusted in position with the plugging action in the case of only the pins and sockets. However, as a preferred embodiment, in this embodiment, the floating heads 120 of the receptacle floating connector and the pin floating connector are respectively provided with a guiding pin 140 and a guiding hole which are adapted to each other, and are used for guiding the actions of the receptacle and the pin in the two floating heads 120, so that the floating heads 120 of the two floating connectors 100 are in a coaxial state when the receptacle and the pin are in inserting engagement.

In the present embodiment, a hemisphere 122 is formed on the spring seat, and the spherical surface of the hemisphere is used for being in close contact with the end of the compression spring 130. When the insulator 120 deflects under stress, the contact between the end of the compression spring 130 and the spherical surface of the hemisphere 122 is better than that of a conical surface, and the end of the compression spring 130 slides on the spherical surface more roundly without stress, so that the clamping phenomenon is avoided, and the aligning effect is better.

More specifically, in the present embodiment, a first limit bolt 123 extending from the hemisphere 122 and penetrating into the compression spring 130 is formed on the spring seat. Meanwhile, a plurality of second limit bolts 114 corresponding to the compression springs 130 and penetrating into the corresponding compression springs 130 are fixedly arranged on the end cover 113. This arrangement can improve the stability of the pressure spring 130. Further, a gap is preferably left between the outer edge of the first limit bolt 123 and the inner edge of the compression spring 130, and the outer edge of the second limit bolt 114 is preferably disposed to be in fit contact with the inner edge of the compression spring 130, which is convenient for lateral bending deformation of the compression spring 130.

As for the spring seat described above, it may be connected to the floating head 120 using a bolt. However, in this embodiment, the floating head 120 is generally made of an insulating material such as rubber, and the structure of the floating head 120 is easily damaged by the bolt connection. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the body portion 121 has a plurality of fitting holes corresponding to spring seats having fitting shafts fitted therein with interference, and the hemisphere 122, the fitting shafts, and the first stopper pin 123 are fixedly connected or integrally formed.

In this embodiment, after the pin and the socket are pulled out/separated, the floating head 120 of the floating connector 100 further has an automatic reset function, and specifically, in this embodiment, the inner wall of the floating hole 111 has a reset tapered surface 115 formed in a larger hole of the floating hole 111 and having a smaller end coaxially connected to the step surface 112, and a width dimension of a projection of the reset tapered surface 115 on a cross section perpendicular to an axial direction of the floating hole 111 is greater than a width dimension of the floating gap.

In this case, as the pin and the socket are pulled out/separated, the floating head 120 is automatically moved toward the side close to the step surface 112 by the elastic force of the compression spring 130. At this time, since the floating head 120 performs a floating connection during the operation of the rail vehicle, the floating head 120 may have a certain radial gap with respect to the mounting seat 110, and the radial gap does not exceed the radial gap between the floating head 120 and the floating hole 111. Therefore, as the floating head 120 moves towards the step surface 112, the extending portion of the floating head 120 contacts with the resetting conical surface 115, and moves onto the step surface 112 under the guidance of the resetting conical surface 115, at this time, the axis of the floating head 120 is substantially coaxial with the axis of the floating hole 111, and then, the floating head 120 can be reset to be coaxial with the floating hole 111 under the driving of the lateral deformation restoring force of the compression spring 130. It will be appreciated herein that the reset taper 115 is primarily directed to the initial reset of the floating head 120 and floating bore 111 in the maximum active position. If the reset conical surface 115 is not provided, when the floating head 120 and the floating hole 111 are located at the maximum limit moving position, and the floating head 120 is in contact with the step surface 112, the compression spring 130 is longer than the normal state, which may affect the lateral deformation restoring capability of the compression spring 130, and an accidental locking condition that the lateral deformation restoring force of the compression spring 130 cannot overcome the friction force between the floating head 120 and the step surface 112 may easily occur.

In addition, in order to reduce the interference of the environment to the two floating heads 120 when they are butted, as a preferred embodiment, in this embodiment, the floating connection member 100 further includes an elastic sleeve 150 installed outside the smaller end of the floating hole 111 and communicated with the smaller end of the floating hole 111, and the elastic sleeve 150 is connected to the portion of the floating head 120 extending out of the smaller end of the floating hole 111; the elastic sleeve 150 extends out of the floating head 120, so that when the insertion holes and the insertion pins in the floating heads 120 of the two floating connectors 100 are matched and plugged, the ends of the elastic sleeves 150 in the two floating connectors 100, which are far away from the floating hole 111, can be mutually pressed and elastically deformed.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. The floating connector comprises two floating connecting pieces and is characterized in that,

the floating connecting piece comprises a mounting seat and a floating head;

the mounting seat is provided with a floating hole in a step hole shape, and an end cover is arranged at the larger hole port of the floating hole; the floating head is coaxially accommodated in the floating hole and partially extends out of the smaller end of the floating hole; a radial gap is reserved between the floating head and the floating hole, the floating head is also provided with a main body part extending to the larger hole of the floating hole, and the diameter of the main body part is larger than that of the smaller hole of the floating hole; a plurality of pressure springs which are uniformly arranged around the axis of the floating hole at intervals are arranged between the main body part and the end cover, spring seats corresponding to the pressure springs are fixedly arranged on the main body part, two ends of each pressure spring are respectively abutted against the spring seats and the end cover, and in a normal state, the main body part is abutted against a step surface of the floating hole under the action of elastic force of the pressure springs;

2. The floating connector of claim 1, wherein the floating heads of the two floating connectors are further provided with guide pins and guide holes, respectively, which are fitted to each other.

3. The floating connector of claim 1, wherein said spring retainer has a hemisphere formed thereon for abutting the end of the compression spring.

4. The floating connector of claim 3, wherein the spring seat is formed with a first stopper bolt extending from the hemisphere and penetrating into the compression spring, and a gap is left between an outer edge of the first stopper bolt and an inner edge of the compression spring.

5. The floating connector of claim 4, wherein the main body portion has a plurality of fitting holes corresponding to the spring seats having fitting shafts fitted with interference in the corresponding fitting holes, and the hemisphere, the fitting shafts and the first stopper pins are fixedly connected or integrally formed.

6. The floating connector of claim 2, wherein a plurality of second limit pins corresponding to the compression springs and penetrating into the corresponding compression springs are fixedly provided on the end cap.

7. The floating connector of claim 6 wherein the outer edge of the second stop pin is in mating contact with the inner edge of the compression spring.

8. The floating connector according to claim 1, wherein the inner wall of the floating hole has a reset cone formed in a larger hole of the floating hole and having a smaller end coaxially connected to the step surface, and a projection of the reset cone on a cross section perpendicular to an axial direction of the floating hole has a width dimension larger than a width dimension of the radial gap.

9. The floating connector of claim 1, wherein the floating connector further comprises an elastic sleeve mounted outside the smaller end of the floating hole and communicating with the smaller end of the floating hole, the elastic sleeve being fitted over a portion of the floating head extending outside the smaller end of the floating hole; the elastic sleeve extends out of the floating head, so that when the jacks in the floating heads of the two floating connecting pieces are matched and plugged with the contact pins, one ends of the elastic sleeves in the two floating connecting pieces, which are deviated from the floating holes, can be mutually extruded and elastically deformed.

10. The floating connector of claim 1, wherein said floating head is formed of an insulative material.